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The Greeley West boys swimming & diving team has enjoyed a lot of success this season.

But, the Spartans are about to dive into some rough waters.

West will compete at the Class 5A Boys Swimming & Diving Championships on Friday and Saturday at Veteran’s Memorial Aquatics Center in Thornton.

With about 40 teams bringing swimmers to the meet, the chances of a Spartan swimmer placing could be slim.

West will have swimmers competing in nine of the 12 events, including all three relays. There are only two events in which the Spartans are in the top 10.

West was 6-2 in dual meets this season with its two losses coming against Fairview and Poudre.

The Spartans took sixth out of 12 teams at the Front Range Conference meet Saturday, and sophomore Brody Lewis led the way with the team’s only first-place finish.

At the conference meet, Lewis was the first individual champion for the Spartans since the school moved into the 5A ranks, winning the 100-yard breaststroke in 1 minute, .08 seconds.

In March, Lewis said he and sophomore Bryce Fehringer had already become leaders for West this season.

“We’re more silent leaders — we don’t say much, we try to lead by example,” Lewis said. “We just go out, swim our race and just cheer on the other kids.”

According to MaxPreps.com, Lewis holds the top time on the team for six events, including the 100 breaststroke with his conference meet time. That time gives him the third-best seed time in the event for the state meet.

Lewis has 31 first-place finishes, 13 second places and seven third places, which include the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay.

Fehringer has also been a threat for the Spartans this year. He has taken first place 26 times, second 12 times and third place seven times, including the 200 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay.

With these two sophomores taking the lead — and leading by example — West could have at least one swimmer make it onto the podium this year.